Usage of Library Resources Among the Civil Service Exam Aspirants Kalyani K.S.1,*, Thanuskodi S.2 1Librarian, Periyar University Constituent College, Pappireddipatti, Tamilnadu, India 2Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India, thanuskodi_s@yahoo.com *Corresponding author email id: kalyaks@gmail.com
Online published on 7 December, 2019. Abstract This study revealed that candidates possess good information awareness regarding the announcements, eligibility and preparatory materials. The advent of technology and media makes the communication faster at its pace. Social media groups connects millions of people in just a few seconds, so sharing of information related to exams becomes simple at its best. It was found that engineering graduates occupied as the maximum respondents (59%) of the survey. Definitely, it's not the fact to get wondered as Tamil Nadu boasts more than five hundred engineering colleges across the state. Major respondents was found to be 65% which indicates that still female graduates lag behind in taking civil service exams. Fresh graduates were the maximum number of respondents who were below 25 years age group as they dominantly occupied 73%. Candidates other that Tamil Nadu also get attraction towards Chennai to prepare for civil services was also proved as they comprised of 24% of the respondents. Top Keywords Information, User study, Internet, Search engine, Library resources, Graduates and Indian administrative service. Top |